Let ’er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People’s Champion
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Illustrated by Gordon C. James
Publication Date: Feb 05, 2019
List Price: $18.99
Format: Library Binding, 40 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9781512498080
Imprint: Carolrhoda Books
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Parent Company: Lerner Publishing Group
Description of Let ’er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People’s Champion by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes … James’ painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally monumental horses and humans … A champion indeed. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The true tale of a cowboy’s epic rodeo ride from acclaimed author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Caldecott Honoree Gordon C. James.
In 1911, three men were in the final round of the famed Pendleton Round-Up. One was white, one was Indian, and one was black. When the judges declared the white man the winner, the audience was outraged. They named black cowboy George Fletcher the people’s champion and took up a collection, ultimately giving Fletcher far more than the value of the prize that went to the official winner. Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson tells the story of Fletcher’s unlikely triumph with a western flair that will delight kids—and adults—who love true stories, unlikely heroes, and cowboy tales.
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